Research Article

Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit Cadherin-11 Expression by Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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UCMSC transplantation inhibited expression of CDH11 induced by CIA in synovial tissue of rats. (a) Rats subjected to CIA were administered PBS, UCMSC, or fibroblasts. CDH11 mRNA levels in synovial tissues of rats subjected to CIA and administered UCMSC were similar to those in synovial tissues of normal rats, whereas which were lower than in the context of fibroblast or PBS administration. . (b) The expression of CDH11 increased remarkably in synovial tissues of rats subjected to CIA, whereas which decreased significantly after UCMSC transplantation. Magnification, 400x. UCMSC: umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell; CIA: collagen-induced arthritis; CDH11: cadherin-11.
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